Who we help · Czechia and Slovakia
For startups and growing companies
Most disputes between founders grow out of documents rushed at the start. We structure the company, investor entry and equity for key people while changes can still be made with a single sentence.
Services found: 8
Shares, bonds and financingAll services in this area →
- Bringing an investor into your company Shares, bonds and financing Complete legal support for an investment round, from the term sheet through an investment agreement or convertible loan to revised shareholder arrangements. View service
- ESOP and employee equity Shares, bonds and financing Design and implementation of an ESOP — an equity or option plan for key people — from choosing the structure and preparing contracts to corporate approvals, in Slovakia and Czechia. View service
Company and shareholdersAll services in this area →
- Shareholders' agreements Company and shareholders Tailored shareholders' agreements covering voting, equity transfers, options, vesting, deadlock resolution and exit in Czechia and Slovakia, including joint ventures between two companies. View service
- Outsourced legal department Company and shareholders Ongoing legal support for businesses in Czechia and Slovakia. Contracts, internal questions and coordination with an individually agreed monthly retainer. View service
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IT, online stores and brand protectionAll services in this area →
Contracts and commercial relationshipsAll services in this area →
- Bespoke commercial agreement Contracts and commercial relationships An agreement tailored to your transaction. It protects you where it matters, supports what earns you money and is understandable without a lawyer. View service
- Contract oversight Contracts and commercial relationships Ongoing oversight of your contract templates, led by a lawyer. When a legal change or a counterparty's amendment creates a risk, we contact you. View service
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Our team is four attorneys and an assistant. Your matter is always handled by an attorney.
- Agreement before a dispute
A shareholder agreement addresses entry, exit and deadlock in advance. We also explain its limits: a corporate body’s decision that conflicts with such an agreement is not, for that reason alone, invalid.
- Equity for key people
We structure employee equity to motivate people without disrupting decision-making. The law prohibits contributions consisting of a promise to perform work, so another arrangement is required. We explain your options.
- Contracts that support growth
We draft customer, licence and supply agreements for repeated use and amendment. These are precisely the documents the other side will examine during pre-investment due diligence.
Legal retainer
A legal department without hiring in-house.
A retainer covers your ongoing business legal work. We agree the monthly scope, response times and fee in advance, covering Czechia and Slovakia through one firm.
Legal Q&A
Common questions from startups and growing companies
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Can our s. r. o. buy back its own business interest and hold it for future employees?
No. A limited liability company cannot acquire its own business interests unless the law exceptionally provides otherwise (Section 120(1) of the Commercial Code), so an s. r. o. cannot create an equity pool for future employees. Its participation programme must use another structure: options over existing members' interests, phantom equity, or conversion to a simple joint-stock company.
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What is the minimum share capital for an s.r.o., and must I deposit it in a bank?
A Slovak s.r.o. must have at least €5,000 share capital, with each shareholder contributing at least €750. The money need not be placed in a separate bank account. Before incorporation, contributions are managed by a contribution administrator, usually one of the founders, whose written confirmation of payment accompanies the Commercial Register application.
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Who owns the copyright in software created for me by a supplier?
An author's economic rights are non-transferable. A program commissioned directly from its author generally falls under the employee-work regime, and the customer exercises the rights unless the parties agree otherwise. Where a company supplies the software, however, the customer does not automatically obtain every entitlement: rights from its employees and subcontractors must be checked, and an appropriate licence or an assignment of the right to exercise economic rights must be agreed. The contract should also address source code, modifications and further licensing.
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Further reading
When an AI user becomes its provider: roles under the AI Act
The AI Act allocates obligations by role, not by who wrote the code. A company that has a chatbot built on someone else's model, sells an AI product under its own brand or uses a general-purpose tool for a sensitive purpose may become a provider with all the attendant obligations. This article explains where the line runs and what follows from it for supplier contracts.
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The supervisory board in an s.r.o. and a joint-stock company: when to set one up and what it can do
A supervisory board is either a formality that signs things off or genuine oversight of management. This article explains when it is mandatory in Slovakia and Czechia, what powers the law gives it, and why its consent does not release managing directors or the board of directors from liability.
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Classes of shares in a simple joint-stock company: how to divide votes, profit and information between founders, investor and team on incorporation
A simple joint-stock company makes it possible to distinguish the shares of the founders, of the investor and of the employees without elaborate contractual structures. The article is for founders incorporating a j. s. a.: what the Act allows, where its limits lie and why classes of shares are worth designing in the very first articles of association.
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